Security News > 2019 > February > ‘Dirty Sock’ Flaw in snapd Allows Root Access to Linux Servers
2019-02-13 15:20
The issue affects default installations of Ubuntu Server and Desktop and is likely included in many Ubuntu-like Linux distributions.
News URL
https://threatpost.com/dirty-sock-snapd-linux/141779/
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